(Editor’s Note: This story is part of a partnership between Chasing the Dream and Next Avenue.) By Nancy Collamer The majority of the U.S. workforce will be freelancers by 2027. That mind-blowing prediction comes from the new Freelancing in America:…
At 4.3 percent, the unemployment rate is at its lowest level since 2001. But left out of this figure are people who are working part time or fewer hours than they desire -- - the underemployed. NewsHour Weekend’s Christopher Booker…
Assmebly Speaker Vincent Prieto and several advocates announced a bill that would increase paid leave from six weeks to 12 and raise the weekly cap by nearly $300.
A drastic decline in New Yorkers taking and even passing their High School Equivalency Exams. Find out why.
The latest ALICE study finds that 1.2 million or 37 percent of households in New Jersey can't afford basic needs. And the percentage is climbing, up 31 percent from just over 600,000 households in 2007 to more than 800,000 in…
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While some small business owners say a $15 minimum wage would be such a financial burden they might have to close their doors, others say the effect would be minimal.
Both presidential nominees Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump pledged to bring manufacturing jobs back to American shores. But some jobs, once thought to be forever lost to cheaper labor overseas, have already started to return. NewsHour Weekend’s Christopher Booker reports.…
Faced with some of the most expensive rental housing in the nation, some Bay Area residents are feeling priced out and are seeking low-cost alternatives. In Silicon Valley, a hub of computer and technology companies, some people are even turning…
What does it take for a family to climb out of poverty?